Electronics Engineering Manager Jobs in Stockbridge, GA

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuityinc.com.

Work location:

• This position may be based anywhere in the United States and includes 25-50% travel as part of the responsibilities.

The VP of Electronics Manufacturing is responsible for collaborating on, defining, and executing the global electronics manufacturing strategy for the company’s lighting and lighting controls portfolio. This role ensures alignment with business strategy, process standardization, modular designs, make vs buy strategies, cost targets, quality standards, regulatory compliance, tariffs and geopolitical challenges, innovation roadmaps, automation, and a manufacturing footprint strategy that will provide operational resiliency in a cost-effective manner.

He/she will lead a team of professionals managing Strategy, NPI, Manufacturing Operations, and Manufacturing Engineering.

Partners closely with the Electronics Product and Engineering, Manufacturing Network Design, Sourcing and Supply Chain teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and market-leading lighting solutions.

• Strategy: Define and own the global electronics manufacturing strategy aligned with the company’s product, technology, and sustainability roadmap. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Sourcing and other partners to ensure an end-to-end cohesive strategy across electronics architecture and platforms.


• Business Excellence: Standardize and harmonize engineering best practices, validation protocols, system architectures, design for excellence, thermal management, modular design, and governance across all electronics development, while integrating emerging technologies.


• Quality, Compliance and Reliability: Create quality as a differentiator across the electronics footprint. Ensures compliance with global standards and regulations, and owns electronics reliability targets, field performance, and continuous improvement initiatives.


• Product Development: Collaborate with the Product and Engineering teams for new product introduction architecture and platforms, and drive velocity throughout the process (NPI) from concept to production ramp. Participates in the definition of Make vs Buy decisions, as well as supplier selection and qualification.


• Financial & Business Impact: Owns/manages electronics manufacturing cost structure, productivity roadmaps, budget, CapEx planning and ROI for electronics investments aligned with the Electronics Business Strategy.


• Leadership: Lead and develop global teams across electronics engineering, validation, industrialization, make vs buy strategy, supplier engineering and drive a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and accountability.


• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Power Engineering


• Minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience


• Extensive Electronics Manufacturing expertise


• Experience in Supply Chain and Cost leadership in Electronics


• Experience in utilizing software for late-stage customization within manufacturing


• Cross-functional and Executive Influence


• Strategic leadership and transformation


• Operational excellence and execution (Quality, Service, and Productivity)


• Outcome-driven mindset and customer focus


• Manage change: Drive effective change management and evolve from where we are today


• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects

• Master’s Degree


• Strategic and operational experience within Manufacturing or Supply Chain

The range for this position is $183,200.00 to $366,000.00. Placement within this range may vary, depending on the applicant’s experience and geographic location. Acuity offers generous benefits including health care, dental coverage, vision plans, 401K benefits, and commissions/incentive compensation depending on the role. For a list of our benefits, click here.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities: As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using its online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may contact us at (770) 922-9000, select option 4. Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition.